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the county's assessor (not the Diamondbacks) said they need 187 mil in repairs. the 4th oldest stadium in the national league. since the inauguration it has brought 8.2 billion in revenue. tax payers spent 247 mil and the diamondbacks spent 200 mil when it was built they want to stay.. they want to redo the stadium remove 10,000 seats. if the county can't pay for it they should be able to find other investors, just do an addendum to the lease so they can look elsewhere for $ (not to move) . downtown phoenix needs them to stay... they may pitch in. if the county is breaching the contract then they suck! They are supposed to do the up keep on the building and if they breach and leave maracopa county tax payers with an empty building shame on them.... get it figured out. If they screw it up they will go to SRIC to get a new stadium built James Funny all of the comments 'money', 'high priced this, high priced that', 'nobody will miss you', 'overpriced sports team pulling rank (that's the best one, I think... lol) etc. etc.... Haters definitely are gonna hate, I suppose. Makes me laugh. Has anyone besides James and a couple of others tried to understand before jumping on the wagon? lol He has tried too lay it out simply. It is not 'the D-backs being greedy' or anything else. It is simple business. The county has a contract with the D-backs, and they are NOT in compliance! Simple as that... Are any of you business owners? If you were, and an entity that you had a contract with blatantly broke it, what would you do??? Too funny.... S.

+1 on media embellishment. The yahoo article actually states that too. Says that the hospital apparently posted something on their Facebook page stating 'active shooter', so I suppose the reporting wasn't really that unfounded. Just turned-out that it was apparently not the case (thank God).

Or not so active shooter..... http://news.yahoo.com/gunman-reported-u-navy-hospital-san-diego-spokesman-152931805.html;_ylt=AwrSbnt7N_RWeT0ACrBXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEycWF2amIyBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjE3NTdfMQRzZWMDc2M-

Can you verify that because I've heard him say the exact opposite. I too voted for Cruz in the primary but will have zero hesitation voting for the DON if he is the nominee. The 2nd Amendment will be gutted if the Hildebeast gets to pick one or more Supreme Court judges. Umm.... You're surprised about The DON flip-flopping and saying something the exact opposite of what he previously said? The quote was something he posted to his Twitter account four years ago..... S.

Pray for at least one more new batch of rain this spring (at LEAST)! Not too big as to wash away eggs n chicks, but enough to get the desert green through the Spring so we have a chance at a double hatch! S.

Now THAT is funny!!!

This article caught my attention. Gives some interesting information on the history of the herd..... S. http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/best-reads/2016/02/19/bison-grand-canyon-buffalo-jones-house-rock-valley/79884888/

I think it's funny that some actually believed the El Nino hype! ​ I've been trained/conditioned over the years to take an 'I'll believe it when I see it....' approach to what the weather forecasters say..... Hopeful, but always skeptical. S.

VERY VERY VERY awesome!!!! Absolutely nothing better than hunting with your kids! Priceless! Thanks for sharing with the site! S.

AWESOME!!! Thanks for sharing with the site! S. PS: LOL regarding not scoring that third buck! Seems like lots of folks keep a tape with them in their hunting packs and score the thing as soon as they hit the ground! Absolutely NO reason what so ever to score that deer (or any other) IMO! Such a great deer!!!

They didn't 'sneak anything in without telling anyone'. This specific item was brought up in a meeting I went to at Bass Pro-Shops a couple of years ago. The purpose of the meeting was for the G&F to get input from hunters/sportsman. As usual, there was only a very small handful of people there taking advantage of the G&F's efforts to get feedback on this and othe ideas. (Chef and Flatlander were there too......) Anyway, there were a couple of G&F guys there and several hunters/fishers. They ran several ideas by us and asked for input. It was a pretty positive session with open discussion/debate. If I recall, a 'tag return' option was debated to try to help folks out if something urgent came-up and they absolutely could not hunt. The previous option was to petition the Commission or something like that, I believe, and then it was left up to a judgement call. They were looking for some way for folks to deal with last minute changes in plans that they could not help, and still preserve their points. I say kudos on this idea! S.

Winchester model 1894, 30-30.

+1 Just returned from a father/daughter ski trip over the long weekend, and the tripod I ordered was waiting for me when I got home. I'm VERY pleased with it! My primary tripod is a Velbon that I like very much. My expectations were far exceeded on this Slik! Once again, thanks for the tip, Vowell! S.

Great pics! Great story! Great buck!!! Thanks for sharing with the site! S.

Thanks for the tip on this deal, Vowell!! I had actually been planning on picking-up a new tripod/head, mainly for my kids to use while hunting with me, but I didn't want to drop too much money. As a heads-up to anyone who wants to take advantage of this deal, I went into Amazon last night to check it out and the price had already gone up a bit. (They typically modify their pricing based on timing and demand....) Since I saw the price had gone-up, I took a chance and went right to the website for Adorama Camera (the seller listed on your deal). They had the package still for sale at the lower price, and I was able to buy it directly from them with FREE shipping! Good deal! S.

Lots of good advice on this thread! Good luck!! S.

Awesome!!!!!! Thanks for sharing the story and pics with the site! S.

You guys are hopeless!!! And Lark, THAT language will not be tolerated here going forward! Try to show a little respect, for crying out loud!!! S.

Nope, not necessarily bonecollector777..... Besides there are lame ways that some bozos try to get around that function anyway, such as changing 'ck' to just 'k'... S.

I weighed mine for the first time this year because a friend had dropped a scale off at my house for a hike to Havasupai that we were planning. My hunting pack was right at about 30lbs. This includes the majority of the weight is for the 15s & tripod, and the rifle. Water and the actual pack made up the other significant portion, with rope, food, etc. bringing-up the rear. Seemed kind of excessive when I pondered it, but it sure is nice to have all of the gear to make your hunt just as you want it. Thank God for a decent pack (Eberlestock)! S. ​

VERY awesome!!!! Love the kids getting out there!! Thanks for sharing with the site! S.

Nice!!! Way to go, Eileen!! Thanks for sharing the story and pics with the site!! S.

VERY awesome!!!! Outstanding! Thanks for sharing with the site! S.

Nice kudos for an awesome guy! TJ IS THE MAN!!! s.

I'm absolutely NOT an expert by any means. ( Like..... FAR from it!!! ) That being said, I tend to agree with what has been said already regarding the really big bucks already having a chance to spread their genes through previous breeding seasons. That of course should keep the big buck factory chugging along. Now if your question was more about the number of bucks killed in general, as opposed to the size of bucks, then I think that could be something to consider. If the average number of bucks killed rises over time (all other factors remaining equal), then I would assume that the Game Manager would eventually recommend a reduction in tags to bring the kill ratio (kills/tags) to the point they are targeting for their management objectives. My $.02..... S.